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In reply to: Crop/Canvas Size and more
14) You can do this already (draw outside the frame). If you hit A you will see everything including what is outside the frame – and you will be able to move it into frame iff needed.
15) Sure. On our todo.
16) We are using the what we get from the Wacom with adjusted pressure curve. But if for some reason it feels different anyway, you can set your pressure sensitivity in Wacom settings on an app for app basis.
17) You could try importing a png or jpg – your paper texture. It will come in as a “reference layer”. You can then adjust the opacity of it at the bottom of the layer column in the x-sheet. Of course that doesn’t alter the texture of the pencil, but at least it takes away the super white background like you wanted. Would that work for you?
In reply to: X-sheet layers
In reply to: Rocketman test animation
Sure!
The reference layer will be adjustable (move/scale) in one of the next alpha updates.
In alpha 1 the default cursor when drawing or erasing is quite transparent and therefore had to see. Others have mentioned this too. We already fixed that, so in alpha 2 the cursor is more visible.
And already (alpha 1) you do have an option for changing the cursor to a dot (smaller but more visible). Did you try that?
Straight lines using a short cut like in PS is also on our todo for an alpha update. 🙂
In reply to: Camera
In reply to: first animation test in AP 10 min work
In reply to: Draw in black instead of blue
Sure, just click the little gizmo at the top of each layer column in the x-sheet. Set your color there.
In PAP black and blue was technically in the same layer, in Animation Paper you have the freedom of them being in separate layers. So much easier to control. I’m sure you need to slightly adjust some habits though. But you can do all the same as you are used to.
In reply to: Cutting and Pasting
PAP 4 had a completely different internal system. This new one makes it possible to scale and rotate without any line degradation. Also having drawings outside your frame, without anything being lost or cut off, when moving it back into frame. Many other advantages with this too. But what you talk about is one of the few drawbacks. I would say, that you normally don’t do numerous numbers of lassoes in the same drawing, however, we will look into optimizing these things soon to make sure it works as well as can be.
In reply to: Color Palette
In reply to: Initial Thoughts For Alpha
Thanks a lot for your points! All of them we already have on our list and will consider carefully. Most is easy to implement, your Photoshop brush point is exactly what we hope to do, but it might turn out very difficult (impossible). Some kind of brush system (if not PS compatible) will going to be a reality at some point I’m sure.
In reply to: Adding a Background afterwards
If you just import a png, jpg or gif with your background image, preferably in the correct size/resolution, then it will show up as a reference layer set to 50% opacity.
Make sure this layer is behind all others (drag the buttons left/right at the bottom of the x-sheet) and turn up the opacity to 100%.
That will do it!
Actually this will be covered, I believe, by our annotations feature (to come soon). You will be able to write (scribble) notes, like numbers with key-circles, charts and everything else in the row “annotations” in the x-sheet. Also you can drag this row over next to any other row (layer) and even link it, so when you alter anything timingwise in your animation, your scribbles (line for line) in the annotations row will follow their respective drawings.
In reply to: Crop/Canvas Size and more
In reply to: Crop/Canvas Size and more
Thank you, Kuya, for this list. Very good points! And actually they are all on our todolist already! 🙂
Some of them, like the crop tool, will not be exactly like PS, but fitting Animation Papers other tools. The point is that you will get what you need – like moving/scaling multiple drawings at a time, etc.
